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Oakwood Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
366 4th Street Nw
Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 322-1340
District
Hickory City Schools
County
CATAWBA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
341
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.6% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Oakwood Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
70%
54%
66%
48%
74%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
71%
55%
72%
55%
69%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
52%
56%
48%
57%
56%
57%
52%
56%
48%
57%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 16 4.7%
Kindergarten 51 15.0%
Grade 1 54 15.8%
Grade 2 57 16.7%
Grade 3 50 14.7%
Grade 4 60 17.6%
Grade 5 53 15.5%
Total 341 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.0% 40.0% 46.6%
Black 13.8% 23.0% 26.2%
Hispanic 20.3% 30.8% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.9% 5.7% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.0% 70.0% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 53.1% 66.2% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 3.9% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 33,225 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,265.5 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.8% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,486 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.7% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.0% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.8% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.6% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.8% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.9% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 10.7% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,368 $24,687,000 59.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $689 $2,673,000 6.4%
Staff $479 $1,857,000 4.5%
General Administration $279 $1,082,000 2.6%
School Administration $678 $2,627,000 6.3%
Operation $797 $3,091,000 7.4%
Transportation $142 $552,000 1.3%
Other $327 $1,269,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,392 $13,151,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $952 $3,692,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $10,712 $41,530,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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